Me&My Emotions
Empowers people ages 13+ by building resilience skills.
Project Brief
The Dibble Institute asked students to explore how to bring the Mind Matters mental wellness support content and exercises directly to young people, and how to make it all more effective, engaging, and meaningful. Mind Matters has become a go-to tool for adults and professionals working with young people. The curriculum teaches simple skills that cultivate healing and build resilience.
Me & My Emotions is designed to support teens social-emotional learning (SEL) and development. With engaging graphics and bite-sized lessons, Me & My Emotions invites teens to slow down, check in with themselves, and develop practices that align with the same skill sets available in Mind Matters curriculum:
*Self-Soothing and Mindfulness Practices
*Managing Stress Effectively
*Developing Empathy
*Developing a life of Intention
*Building and Using a Support System
Time
2021
Tools
Figma
After Effect
Adobe illustrator
Type
Fellowship
Team
4
My Role
UI/UX Design
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Effectively interpreted client requirements, converting them into clear and well-defined product stories and actionable tasks promptly and accurately.
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Created innovative UX/UI concepts, including storyboards, personas, wireframes, UI design systems, and prototypes.
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Successfully designed the digital services for various platforms, implementing creative strategies to enhance customer engagement
Design Challenge
How to Digitalize the Content in Mind Matter Courses?
Mind Matters Curriculum Research
What is the core content of "Mind Matters"
Design Problem
How Might We...
engage young people to learn Mind Matters skills and improve their emotional intelligence via online resources and social media?
Background Research
We learned a lot from our research and our guests...
COVID-19 has intensified the struggles of teenagers. They have to balance school, family, friends, and work. Each year, 1 in 5 teens aged 13-18 experience a mental health condition including anxiety and depression.
Increased Social Isolation
86%
89%
Lack of interactive environment
Lack of accountability and motivation
81%
Interview Key Insights
“It’s harder for adolescents to feel comfortable enough to show that vulnerable internal experience, and sometimes, it’s hard for them to identify their emotions.”
-Dr. Carlene Fider
Adolescent Development Expert, Pacific Oaks College.
4 Ways to Build Resiliency Skills with Help of Time and Intentianality
Teens need to learn to build resilience.
Habit Formation
We want to study how habits are formed to help users develop habits that help improve mental health.
How are Teens Engaging Online
Social Media
Teens are big fans of social media. Such as instagram and TikTok, goes viral among teenagers.
Gaming
155% sales increase in game consoles during the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2020.
52.9% sales increase in digital games during the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 2020
How Do Teens Learn
Some teens prefer a classroom setting because the guidance helps them retain focus. Occupying them with interactive activities results in higher engagement.
Competitive Audit
Me&My Emotions Highlights
1. “You are not alone” - people share vulnerable emotions
2. Using humor or a lighthearted voice to talk about heavy topics
3. Different choices of context chosen for different target audience groups
Redesign
Meet the New Mind Matters
Who is Our Audience?
Our Approach
Me&MyEmotions targets teens where they are:
01 App
02 Video Lessons
03 Social Media
04 Digital Ads
05 Merchandise
06 Websites
Design
Deliver the designed product.
Application Iterations
We designed an app to allow users to take online mental health coaching sessions. The app consists of three main "rooms"
Learning: In our Learning Room, we’ve got 12 fun video lessons to help you focus on building resilience and improve mental health. It only takes a couple of minutes to learn something new!
Reflecting: Before you can start to feel better, you have to understand what you’re feeling. The mood tracker and simple journal in our Reflecting Room will help to identify your emotions.
Creating: You can be an artist and a DJ here by using our creative room to make your own art and compose your own music! Creating music and art is a fun and helpful way to calm your body and mind.
Understand the framework of the app.
Prototyping Ideas
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High-fi Prototype
Based on previous user testing, we decided to use contrasting colors to match teens' likes. At the same time, match with the original green colors of the "mind matter". In order to increase the game experience of the app, we increase the fun of making music and painting in the creating room.
Onboarding
Homepage
Learning Room
Reflecting room
Write Refelctions
Creating Room
Community
Setting
Focused Breathing Lesson Video
When the user enters the learning room, there will be an animated course demonstration.
Focused Breathing Exercise Video
Users can practice with to the animation lessons
Digital Ads
We provide promotional animations for this product.
Social Media Account
Daily greetings
Daily challenges
Practice related posts
Other resources
Merchandise
Pins & Sticker & Tote Bag
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Everyday product.
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Pins and stickers has been seeing as a way of “Self-expression.”
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Merchandise remind curriculum practice.
Website
We have designed the web version of the course and have released it online.
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